Ectobius erythronotus erythronotus Burr, 1898

Hristov, Georgi H. & Chobanov, Dragan P., 2016, An annotated checklist and key to the Bulgarian cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattodea), Zootaxa 4154 (4), pp. 351-388 : 354-355

Ectobius erythronotus erythronotus Burr, 1898

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Ectobia livida Fabr. : 1. Frey-Gessner 1893: 398 • 2. Nedelkov 1909: 89.

Ectobia perspicillaris Herbst (= livida Fabr. ): 3. Nedelkov 1908: 414.

Ectobius erythronotus Burr : 4. Ramme 1923: 118 • 5. Müller 1933: 77.

Ectobia laponica (Linn.) [sic] — var. pallidа Selys. : 6. Drenski 1939: 7 (partim).

Ectobia panceri Steph. : 7. Drenski 1939: 7.

Ectobius lapponicus morpha erythronota Burr. : 8. Bey-Bienko 1950: 195 –196 • 9. Buresch & Peschev 1957: 314.

Ectobius erythronotus Adel. : 10. Ramme 1951: 38.

Ectobius vittiventris Costa: 11. Peshev 1962: 61 • 12. Peshev & Mařan 1963: 30 • 13. Peshev 1964: 108 (partim) • 14. Peshev 1974: 107, 123 • 15. Peshev 1975: 93 (partim) • 16. Popov & Chobanov 2004: 252

Ectobius erythronotus Burr : 17. Princis 1971: 1070.

Ectobius erythronotus erythronotus Burr. : 18. Harz & Kaltenbach 1976: 247.

Ectobius erythronotus Burr : 20. Popov & Chobanov 2004: 252.

Notes to the literature data. The data for Ectobia livida ( Frey-Gessner 1893) cited by Nedelkov (1908) as Ectobia perspicillaris Herbst (= livida Fabr. ) and later referred to Ectobius lapponicus morpha erythronota by Buresch & Peschev (1957), are assigned to Ectobius erythronotus erythronotus . Specimens corresponding to the records of Ectobia laponica L. — var. pallidа Selys and Ectobia panceri Steph. by Drenski (1939) were found in the NMNH collection and referred to E. erythronotus erythronotus .

Part of the material by Peshev (1962, 1964, 1974, 1975) and Peshev & Mařan (1963) reported as E. vittiventris was found in the collection of the NMNH and identified as E. erythronotus (as was already proposed by f Buresch & Peschev 1957, and later by Popov & Chobanov 2004 for some of the material).

Distribution in Bulgaria ( Fig. 74 ): E. erythronotus inhabits high-grass and low-shrub mesomorphic communities from the lowlands to 1300 m alt. Sometimes males climb to the top of low trees and shrubs. The species may also be found in ruderal areas.

Studied material. 662 specimens (628 adults, 34 nymphs) and 16 oothecae.

General distribution. This species is widespread in Europe reaching in the north to Latvia and eastwards to Anatolia. The species is introduced to the east coast of North America.

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FIGURE 74. Distribution of Ectobius erythronotus in Bulgaria.

FIGURES 1 – 16. Dorsal habitus of adult males. 1 — Ectobius balcani (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 2 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 3 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 4 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 5 — E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Tabachka village); 6 — E. lapponicus (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Varbitsa pass); 7 — E. sylvestris (BG, Lozen Mt., Pancharevo lake); 8 — E. vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Byala voda village); 9 — Capraiellus tamaninii (Croatia, Senj; labeled: Sign, Kroatien, Coll. Br. v. W., det: C. Brunner von Wattenwyl as Ectobia ericetorum; NHM); 10 — Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 11 — Ph. carniolica (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Medven village); 12 — Ph. pallida (R Macedonia, Plačkovica Mt., Kozbunar village); 13 — Ph. marginata (BG, Southern Black Sea Coast, Sinemorets village); 14 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Plevun village); 15 — Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 16 — Loboptera decipiens decipiens (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village). Scale = 5 mm.

FIGURES 17 – 30. Dorsal habitus of adult females. 17 — Ectobius balcani (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 18 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 19 — E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Osenets village); 20 — E. lapponicus (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Senovo village); 21 — E. sylvestris (BG, Lozen Mt., Pancharevo lake); 22 — E. vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Brodilovo village); 23 — Capraiellus tamaninii (Alibotoush Mt., Nova Lovcha village); 24 — Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Ograzhden Mt., Markovi Kladentsi peak); 25 — Ph. carniolica (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Sadovo village); 26 — Ph. pallida (Greece, Vermio Mt., Koustochori village); 27 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village); 28 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village); 29 — Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Eastern Danubian plate, Tabachka village); 30 — Loboptera decipiens decipiens (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Belopolyane village). Scale = 5 mm.

FIGURES 41 – 53. Oothecae of some species of cockroaches in Bulgaria. 41 — Ectobius balcani (BG, Belasitsa Mt., Kongur Nature Reserve); 42 — E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 43 — E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 44 — E. lapponicus (BG, Eastern Stara Planina Mts., Varbitsa pass); 45 — E. sylvestris (BG, Middle Stara Planina Mts., Rozino village); 46 — E. vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Slivarovo village); 47 — Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 48 — Ph. carniolica (BG, Middle Stara Planina Mts, Yasenovo village); 49 — Ph. pallida (Albania, Çika Mt., Llogora National Park, Llogara pass); 50 — Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., near Pokrovan village); 51 — Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Northern Black Sea Coast, Devnya town); 52 — Loboptera decipiens decipiens (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mt., Malki Voden village); 53 — Polyphaga aegyptiaca (BG, Sandanski – Petrich kettle, Rupite place). Scale = 1 mm (figures 41 – 52); Scale = 5 mm (figure 53).

FIGURES 54 – 71. Morphological structures. 54 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ectobius balcani (BG, Alibotoush Mt., Livade place); 55 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. burri (BG, Zemen gorge, Zemen town); 56 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. erythronotus erythronotus (BG, Lozen Mt., Lozen village); 57 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. lapponicus (BG, Western Predbalkan range, Montana town); 58 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. sylvestris (BG, Pirin Mts., Bansko town); 59 — tergite 7 with glandular pit Ectobius vittiventris (BG, Strandzha Mt., Byala voda village); 60 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of E. punctatissimus (Montenegro, Durmitor Mt., Tara gorge); 61 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Phyllodromica brevipennis (BG, Vitosha Mt., Yarlovo village); 62 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. carniolica (BG, Vitosha Mt., Bosnek village); 63 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. pallida (R Macedonia, Plačkovica Mt., Kozbunar village); 64 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. marginata (BG, Eastern Rhodope Mts., Madzharovo town); 65 — tergite 7 with glandular pit of Ph. pulcherrima (BG, Chepan Mt., Dragoman village); 66 — helmet sclerite of E. sylvestris (BG, Pirin Mts., Bansko town); 67 — helmet sclerite of Ph. brevipennis (BG, Vitosha Mt., Yarlovo village); 68 — helmet sclerite of Ph. carniolica (BG, Vitosha Mt., Bosnek village); 69 — helmet sclerite of Ph. pallida (R Macedonia, Plačkovica Mt., Kozbunar village); 70 — tegmina of male Ph. carniolica (BG, Western Rhodope Mts., Ribnovo village); 71 — tegmina of male Ph. pallida (Albania, Galičica Mt., Dolna Gorica village). Scale (figures 54 – 65) = 500 µm; Scale (figures 66 – 69) = 200 µm; Scale (figures 70, 71) = 2 mm.